new ID I-gloss in Moonstone

My little sis and I discovered this brand at the clothes show last last year and were both sold on their I-gloss in Moonstone! What a lovely colour (not shown in pic). A very pale creamy soft nude pink which just looks fab against pale skin and blonde hair! It also has a little Mirror on the side of the tube and a light in the lid, brill if you need to do your lippy in the back of a taxi! I wouldn't say its very long lasting but then again what lipgloss is? Price range good too, I think we paid around £12-£14 for this. Anyway a year on it is just on its last legs, was hoping they would have been at the clothes show this year so I could stock up, but they do have a website http://www.newcidcosmetics.com so I will be stocking up there. They also had some other lovely products which are a perm feature in my makeup bag, which I will review another time. Def try this is you like you pale nude colours, fabby lipgloss!

Maybelline Define-A-Lash

Right, so having discovered that I actually did not own any Waterproof Mascara and was off swimming at the gym I quickly ran to my closest supermarket! My usual fav Mascaras are Lancome Hypnose/Definicils, Benefit Badgal and Clinique Long and pretty lashes but not having a stockist of any of the above handy I thought I would try Mabellines Define-A-Lash. I have very long lashes that clump easily,the description on the box sounded like it could be a cheap quick fix for my 'waterproof mascara' dilemma! Not wanting to look like I had just smeared my makeup over my face I thought I would give this a try.Im used to using Clinique Long and Pretty Lashes or Lancome Defencils to define and separate my lashes rather than build so to be fair this mascara had to live up to alot. How would I rate this mascara? Hmmmm out of 10 id give it a 5! Pros, waterproof.... ish! Separated lashes... ish! Cons, separated lashes a bit to much, I looked like I was wearing spider legs on my eyes! Waterproof, hmmmmm went into clumps and was flaking after my swim and worst of all... I have discovered I HATE the wands on Mabelline mascaras! I now remember from my younger days of why I hated Mabelline Mascaras, their wands are WAY to flexible, it feels like it is going to snap every time you put it back into the tube and in fact if I remember rightly one has snapped on me before! I have to work mascara into my lashes and do not feel like this gives you the work-ability to work into your lashes, just a bit to flexible for my liking. Anyway over all review, good if you want a cheap gym mascara that you don't really want to do alot, would I buy again..... no, again you get what you pay for, I think I paid around £6 for this!

Lust Haves..... Feb 2010

Well, I have just teased myself and looked at the new Spring/Summer 2010 Louboutin collection and fall in love every time I enter the Website. The high high heels perfect for my 5ft 3' build, the distinct red sole, the unusual and somewhat 'circus freak show' look to the website, the man or should I say 'god' grab me each time.
Anyhow out of lack of owning a pair of my dear Louie's I can only but dream. Toady I am in love with the Duvette, perfect mix between beige and cream, perfect for the up and coming wedding season, although you may possibly out shine the bride in a pair of these babies! I hope my second fav shoe shop Aldo bring out a look a like to these, a lot more within my price range.
LUST HAVE FOR FEB - The 'Duvette'..... size 5 please..... xx

All time fav Perfume!

Have been wearing this for years, classy, timeless, beautiful fragrance, enough said!

MAC 219 Brush

My new MAC 219 Brush is just amazing! The must have purchase for all your girlie's. The 219 Pencil Brush, has bristles tapered to a point exactly mimicking the point of a pencil. A precise shading brush, can be used on the lids, lashline and under the eye. Perfect for the smoky eye look and for smudging in the 'Fluidline' Mac eyeliner for a less harsh full on line. I use this everyday.. well worth the money! My friends will be getting one for their Birthdays this year! xx

The Holy Grail of Foundation

Ok... so I only came across this product around six months ago after a few years of using only Mineral Foundation, due to my lack in belief that liquid could last me a whole eight hours at work.

My slightly oily combination skin has never held foundation in place well and even Mineral (which I thought was the longest wearing foundation) started to fall short of the eight hour wear I longed for. After trial and error (and many pounds spent) I can across a video on you tube after searching 'long wear foundation'. The girl described this as her 'Holy Grail' of foundation and after watching her application video her skin looked flawless. After reading many reviews on this product I decided to give it a go myself, headed down to the Estee Lauder counter (which I had always thought was for old ladies... Oh my how wrong I was) and found my perfect shade 'Fressco'.

All I can say is that after years of trying to find my 'perfect' foundation I will never try and better this. Its perfect in every way, long wearing (lasts at least eight hours), has an spf of 10, gives a medium matte finish and also does not require the need for powder... Perfect! On the pricey side around £25 but worth every penny, sorry but the cheaper drug store brands just can not match this, therefore my final word.... you do get what you pay for and for this price you get long lasting perfect matte skin!

I am also now Estee Lauder converterd, watch this space for more reviews on my fav products! xx

Ok so im here first Blog

My first blog, wow this is exciting, well what can I say, I've set up this page for anyone who shares a common interest in everything fashion, beauty and makeup, a place to share my opinions and thoughts and above all.. all the new products, pots and potions I try..... enjoy! xx